Foreign Robocall Elimination Act
U.S. Congress · S2666 ·
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What the bill says
Introduced 2025-08-01. Latest action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 422.
Summary (plain-language)
Foreign Robocall Elimination Act This bill establishes an interagency task force on unlawful robocalls to advise federal agencies and Congress on combating robocalls made from outside of the United States. The bill also increases the term applicable to the Federal Communications Commission’s designation of an industry-led consortium to trace the origin of suspected unlawful robocalls. Under current law, the commission must annually seek applications from industry groups to serve as the designated consortium; under the bill, the commission must seek applications once every three years.
Sponsors
- Ted Budd (primary)
- Jon Husted
- Raphael G. Warnock
- Peter Welch
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S. 2666, Foreign Robocall Elimination Act
— 2026-05-26
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on October 21, 2025
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Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-122. |
| 2026-06-01 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 422. |
| 2025-10-21 | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. |
| 2025-08-01 | Introduced in Senate |
| 2025-08-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |